Somebody worked hard on this one

These are number one hits in the UK

Who can forget 1957

Rock and Roll would be quite different if Buddy had the opportunity to make more music than he did.  What a tragedy.

Elvis’s historic recording occurred on January 10, 1956, at RCA’s Nashville studios. The label’s commitment to their new artist was reflected in the quality of the musicians who were assigned to work the session. In addition to Elvis’s regular band of Scotty Moore, Bill Black, and D.J. Fontana, two top Nashville musicians, guitarist Chet Atkins and pianist Floyd Cramer, were in the studio. According to Presley recording session authority Ernst Jorgensen, “It would have been hard to say what genre ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ was written in—perhaps it was more like a blues than anything else—but Elvis and his band had been doing it live for months, and they knew what to make of it. With just a few takes and a change in the lyrics (‘they pray to die’ became simply ‘they could die’), Elvis’s first hit was in the can.”

It all Started with Rock Around the Clock

in my humble opinion.....

Can you guess the year?

The clue is get a "Get a Job" by the Silhouetts

1958

Some Hits of 1959


Paul Anka - (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings - 02-59 - ABC Paramount
Paul Anka - Lonely Boy - 06-59 - ABC Paramount
Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder - 09-59 - ABC Paramount
Annette - Tall Paul - 02-59 - Disneyland
Frankie Avalon - Venus - 03-59 - Chancellor
Frankie Avalon - A Boy Without A Girl - 07-59 - Chancellor
Frankie Avalon - Just Ask Your Heart - 09-59 - Chancellor
Frankie Avalon - Why - 12-59 - Chancellor
Lavern Baker - I Cried A Tear - 02-59 - Atlantic
The Bell Notes - I've Had It  - 03-59 - Time
Brook Benton -It's Just A Matter Of Time - 03-59 - Mercury
Brook Benton - Endlessly - 05-59 - Mercury
The Browns - Scarlet Ribbons - 12-59 - RCA
The Browns - The Three Bells - 08-59 - RCA
Edward Byrnes & Connie Stevens - Kookie, Kookie (Lend Me Your Comb) - 05-59 - Warner
Freddy Cannon - Tallahassee Lassie - 05-59 - Swan
Freddy Cannon - Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - 12-59 - Swan
Ray Charles - What'd I Say (Pt. 1) - 08-59 - Atlantic
The Coasters - Charlie Brown - 02-59 - Atco
The Coasters - Along Came John - 06-59 - Atco
The Coasters - Poison Ivy - 09-59 - Atco
Dave 'Baby' Cortez - The Happy Organ - 04-59 - Clock
The Crests - 16 Candles - 01-59 - Coed
Bobby Darin - Dream Lover - 05-59 - Atco
Bobby Darin - Mack The Knife - 09-59 - Atco
Tommy Dee - Three Stars - 05-59 - Crest
Dion & The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love - 05-59 - Laurie
Martin Denny - Quiet Village - 05-59 - Liberty
Carl Dobkins Jr. - My Heart Is An Open Book - 07-59 - Decca
Fats Domino - I'm Ready - 05-59 - Liberty
Fats Domino - I Want To Walk You Home - 08-59 - Imperial
The Drifters - There Goes My Baby - 07-59 - Atlantic
Duane Eddy - Forty Miles Of Bad Road - 07-59 - Jamie
Tommy Edwards - Please Mr. Sun - 03-59 - MGM
Paul Evans & The Curls - Seven Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat - 11-59 - Guaranteed
The Everly Brothers - Take A Message To Mary - 05-59 - Cadence
The Everly Brothers - ('Til) I Kissed You - 09-59 - Cadence
Fabian - Turn Me Loose - 04-59 - Chancellor
Fabian - Hound Dog Man - 12-59 - Chancellor
Fabian - Tiger - 07-59 - Chancellor
The Fiestas - So Fine - 06-59 - Old Town
Miss Toni Fisher - The Big Hurt - 12-59 - Signet
The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You - 07-59 -End
The Fleetwoods - Come Softly To Me - 03-59 - Dolphin
The Fleetwoods - Mr. Blue - 09-59 - Dolton
Ernie Fields - In The Mood - 11-59 - Rendezvous
Frankie Ford - Sea Cruise - 04-59 - Ace
Connie Francis - Lipstick On Your Collar - 05-59 - MGM
Connie Francis - Frankie - 06-59 - MGM
Connie Francis - Among My Souvenirs - 12-59 - MGM
Frank Pourcel's French Fiddles - Only You - 05-59 - Capitol
Wilbert Harrison - Kansas City - 05-59 - Fury
Homer & Jethro - The Battle Of Kookamonga - 10-59 - RCA
Johnny Horton - The Battle Of New Orleans - 05-59 - Columbia
The Impalas - Sorry (I Ran All The Way Home) - 04-59 - Cub
The Islanders - The Enchanted Sea - 11-59 - Mayflower
Stonewall Jackson - Waterloo - 07-59 - Columbia
Jan & Dean - Baby Talk - 09-59 - Dore
Johnny & The Hurricanes - Red River Rock - 09-59 - Warwick
The Kingston Trio - Tijuana Jail - 04-59 - Capitol
The Kingston Trio - M.T.A. - 07-59 - Capitol
Steve Lawrence - Pretty Blue Eyes - 12-59 - ABC Paramount
Kathy Linden - Goodbye, Jimmy, Goodbye - 05-59 - Felsted
Johnny Mathis - Misty - 11-59 - Columbia
Guy Mitchell - Heartaches By The Number - 11-59 - Columbia
The Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Battle Hymn Of The Republic - 10-59 - Columbia
Ricky Nelson - Never Be Anyone Else But You - 03-59 - Imperial
Ricky Nelson - It's Late - 03-59 - Imperial
Ricky Nelson - Just A Little Too Much - 07-59 - Imperial
Ricky Nelson - Sweeter Than You - 08-59 - Imperial
Sandy Nelson - Teen Beat - 09-59 - Original Sound
Bill Parsons - All American Boy - 01-59 - Fraternity
Phil Phillips With The Twilights - Sea Of Love - 08-59 - Mercury
The Platters - Enchanted - 05-59 - Mercury
Elvis Presley - A Fool Such As I -  04-59 - RCA
Elvis Presley - I Need Your Love Tonight - 04-59 - RCA
Elvis Presley - Big Hunk O' Love  - 07-59 - RCA
Elvis Presley - My Wish Came True - 08-59 - RCA
Lloyd Price - Stagger Lee - 01-59 - ABC Paramount
Lloyd Price - Personality - 06-59 - ABC Paramount
Lloyd Price - I'm Gonna Get Married - 08-59 - ABC Paramount
Della Reese - Don't You Know - 10-59 - RCA
Marty Robbins - El Paso - 12-59 - Columbia
Ivo Robic - Morgen - 09-59 - Laurie
The Rock-A-Teens - Woo Hoo - 12-59 - Roulette 4192
Bobby Rydell - Kissin' Time - 09-59 - Cameo
Bobby Rydell - We Got Love - 11-59 - Cameo
Santo & Johnny - Sleep Walk - 08-59 - Canadian American
Jack Scott - Goodbye Baby - 01-59 - Carlton
Neil Sedaka - Oh! Carol - 11-59 - RCA
The Skyliners - Since I Don't Have You - 04-59 - Calico
Cyril Stapleton - The Children's Marching Song (Nick Nack Paddy Wack) - 02-59 - London
Dodie Stevens - Pink Shoe Laces - 03-59 - Crystalette
Travis & Bob - Tell Him No - 04-59 - Sandy
Sammy Turner - Lavender-Blue - 07-59 - Big Top
Conway Twitty - Danny Boy - 11-59 - MGM
Ritchie Valens - Donna - 01-59 - Del-Fi
Sarah Vaughan - Broken-Hearted Melody - 09-59 - Mercury
The Virtues - Guitar Boogie Shuffle - 04-59 - Hunt
Jerry Wallace - Primrose Lane - 10-59 - Challenge
Dinah Washington - What A Difference A Day Makes - 08-59 - Mercury
Thomas Wayne - Tragedy - 03-59 - Fernwood
Jackie Wilson - Lonely Teardrops - 01-59 - Brunswick

Then

and Now.  Need I say more?